Police say they are now focusing on the Pudsey area of Leeds in the search for missing Hannah Barker.

The 21-year-old, from Whinmoor, was reported missing after a night out in the city centre on Saturday (May 18). New details have now emerged that police patrol officers did in fact assist Hannah after she was found sleeping next to a main road in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday.

The officers then drove her to Pudsey bus station - at the time she had not been reported as a missing person.

Hannah was last seen not too far from the bus station in the Low Town area of Pudsey.

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She is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, and of large build. She has long mousy brown hair, nose piercings and tattoos on her left arm. She was last seen wearing black skinny jeans, a burgundy t-shirt and trainers.

Time Line

Timeline of Hannah's whereabouts in the early hours of Sunday, May 19

3.40am

Hannah was last seen by friends on Merrion Street, leaving them after enjoying a night out in the city centre.

5.39am

A passing driver contacted police to report a woman lying on a grass verge off New Briggate, near to the A64 dual carriageway.

5.49am

Officers attended found she had fallen asleep there after a night out drinking. There were no obvious concerns for her welfare and she asked to be driven to Pudsey bus station.

6.15am

Hannah was dropped off by the patrol officers at Pudsey Bus Station.

6.23am

Checks on CCTV in the area show she walked from the bus station in Market Place to the junction of Hough Side Road and Swinnow Road, reaching there at 6.23am.

This is currently the last known sighting of her.

1pm

Hannah was reported missing by her father when she failed to return to their home in Whinmoor. Her car was later found parked at St John's Centre in the city centre.

Detective Inspector Al Burns, of Leeds District CID, said: “The focus of our search to find Hannah has moved to the Pudsey area given what we have now been able to establish around her movements.

“Although this has given us a clearer picture of her recent whereabouts and her demeanour at the time, we still remain very concerned for her welfare given the length of time she has now been missing without making contact with her family or friends.

“We are continuing to carry out a trawl of CCTV in the area around where she was last seen and have officers conducting other enquiries with support from specialist search teams.

CCTV images of Hannah on the night of her disappearance

“We are still very keen to hear from anyone who has seen Hannah in the Pudsey area since about 6.15am on Sunday or who has any other information that could assist us in tracing her.

“Her parents are understandably very concerned about where she is and we urgently need to find her and check that she is okay.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting log number 853 of May 19 or reference 13190254486.

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